Conference announcement: "The Polish American Woman"

[Beth Holmgren]

THE POLISH AMERICAN WOMAN: THE "OTHER" OF BOTH CULTURES
CONFERENCE AT THE  KOSCIUSZKO FOUNDATION
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 4 P.M.

Coordinated by Anna Frajlich Zajac, of Columbia University, this
conference identifies and analyzes the achievements of Polish American
women and Polish women in America.  Six speakers (see below) will be
featured, as well as panel discussions moderated by Professors
Frajlich and  Krystyna Olszer, of Hunter College CUNY. There will also
be readings from texts about/by the highlighted subjects, and a
concluding reception.  The  conference is sponsored by the Tadeusz
Solowoj Literary Fund.  All sessions take place at the Kosciuszko
Foundation House (15 East 6th Street,  between Fifth and Madison). The
conference is free and open to the public,  but reservations are
required, and can be made at (212) 734-2130.

SPEAKERS:
    
    Beth Holmgren: "Skirting Immigration: Modrzejewska in America"

    John Bukowczyk: "Holy Mary, Other of God: Sacred and Profane 
Constructions of Polish-American Womanhood"

      Joanna Rostropowicz Clark: "Danuta Mostwin: A Profile in Courage
and  Freedom from Prejudice"
      
      Thomas Gladsky: "Selling Lite of Ethnicity: Suzanne Strempek
Shea and  Her Work"
     
       Henry Cioczek: "Dr. Marie Zakrzewska (1829-1902); The First
Lady of  American Medicine"
      
      Katherine Jolluck: "Separate Spheres and the Undervaluation of
Polish  (American) Women's Contributions: Historical and Theoretical
Perspectives"

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